Bomb scare

WWII bomb found in Hong Kong defused after mass evacuation

A massive WWII-era US bomb discovered in Hong Kong triggered the evacuation of thousands before being safely defused by police bomb experts in a high-risk operation.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Members of the explosive ordinance disposal unit inspect a defused US-made bomb (C), dropped during World War II, that was found inside a construction site at the junction of Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on May 11, 2018.

German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

WWII bomb forces overnight evacuation in central Berlin

Authorities established a 500-meter security perimeter in the densely populated district. Police officers went door-to-door, instructing residents to leave their homes immediately.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025|ByMAARIV

WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'

The easyJet flight from London Luton, was forced to undergo an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where police boarded the plane and arrested the suspected terrorist.

JULY 27, 2025|ByJAMES GENN

A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be evacuated on June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Discovery of wartime bombs prompts large-scale evacuation in Cologne, Germany

Three American bombs, each with impact fuses, were found during construction work on Monday in Deutz, a bustling area on the bank of the River Rhine.

JUNE 4, 2025|ByREUTERS

Bomb threat faxed to Orthodox Jewish high school in New York

Police are investigating to find out who sent the letter.

NOVEMBER 9, 2017ByJTA

Policemen (background) keep guard as men and boys stand at a Brooklyn synagogue in New York City.

House panel advances bill sparked by JCC threats

Most of the 162 bomb threats are suspected of coming from an American-Israeli Jewish man living in Ashdod, Israel.

NOVEMBER 4, 2017ByJTA

Bomb threat cancels Balfour Declaration event at Florida Jewish museum

FIU police dog identified possible explosives in the suspects car, leading to the evacuation of a university parking garage.

NOVEMBER 4, 2017ByJTA

FBI: Israeli-American teen who threatened JCCs sold bomb threat services

The teen sold his services on AlphaBay, a “dark web” marketplace website selling illegal goods and services that was closed by U.S. authorities in July.

AUGUST 9, 2017ByJTA

An US-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand is seen at a remand hearing at Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, Israel on March 23, 2017

US man charged with threats to JCCs pleads guilty

No signs of remorse appeared on his face as he smirked throughout the hour-long proceeding.

JUNE 13, 2017ByDANIELLE ZIRI

JUAN THOMPSON is believed to be behind at least eight of the hundreds of bomb threats that targeted JCCs in the US at the beginning of the year

Bomb threats close three LA synagogues over Shabbat

With the suspect of last year's wave of bomb threats currently behind bars, who is behind the scares now?

JUNE 11, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, California.

Man charged with threats to Jewish groups to plead guilty

Juan Thompson, 32, is set to appear in court next Monday morning to enter a guilty plea, according to the letter, submitted by Acting US Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan.

JUNE 7, 2017ByREUTERS